Wall-papering machine.



PATENTED SEPT. 22, 1903.-

A s; R. GROGKETT, s3.

WALL PAPERING MACHINE" APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6, 1903.

2 BHBBT8-SKEET 1.

N0 MODEL.

Jam

are; 739,393. r

UNITED STATES iatented September 22; 19053.

PATENT OFFI E.

SAMUEL ROBERTSON CROOKETT, S-R., onv'INITA, INDIAN TERRITORY.

$PEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 739,393,dat'edSeptember 22, 1903, Application filed (Tune 6,1903. Serial No.160.417. (No model.)v

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL ROBERTSON,

Machines,ofwhich the followingis a specifica tion. t

My invention relates to wall papering machines, and has for its objectsto produce a,de-" vice of this character of comparatively simpleconstruction which will be efficient in operation, one in which themachine may be readily'adjusted in height for applying paper to thewalls of rooms varying in height, one

in which the machine maybe readily adjusted .for rooms of varyinglengths in applying the paper to the ceilings thereof, and one in whichthe papering of the opposite Walls of the room and the ceiling may beefiected as a practically continuous operation. 7

With these and other objects in view the invention comprises the noveldetails of construction and combination of parts more fully. 2 5

hereinafter described.

In the accompanying'drawings, Figure lis a side elevation of my improveddevice. Fig.

2 is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinalsectional elevation centrally through one of the frame members.

- Fig. 4 is a detail view of one of the supporting-casters.

Referring tothe drawings, 1 indicates the main frame of my improvedmachine, composed of end members 2 and 3 and an intermediate member 4,which are adj ustably and detachably connected one with the other bymeans of upper and lower attaching members 5 and 6, preferably in theform of sheetmetal straps or links attached by screws or.

by means of flanges 11, which engagecam faces'12, formed upon thehead-plates of the casters, whereby the latter may be set to perrectionparallel to its length or at right angles thereto.- The frame memberseach consist of a pairof telescopic sections 13 14, the

uppersection of which is movable vertically and is telesco-ped into thelower relatively fixed section. The lower section of each frame memberis composed of vertical end standards 15, connected at their lower endsby suitable side and end brace-bars, the former of which sustain sideboards 16, and at their upper ends by side brace-bars 17 and similar endbrace-bars. The upper section 13 consists of vertical standards 18,connected at their lower ends by'horizontal side and end connecting barsand at their upper; ends by similar bars, which sustain side boards 19.

The upper movable sections of the frame members are raised verticallyfor adjusting the height of the frame by means of pinions 2 0,.

21, disposed in pairs atopposite sides of the lower section. The pinions20 21 are carried by transverse supporting-shafts j ournaled in andsustained by the upper connecting-bars 17, one of the shafts of eachpair being pro vided with a squared end for the reception of anoperating-crank by which the 'pinions are iact'uated and in mesh withvertical racks 22 23, respectively, carried upon the inner adjacentfaces of the vertical standards 18 of the upper section of the framemembers.

.24 24 indicate apair of endless tracks or guide-rails associated in anysuitable manner With 'the frame. Each'of these tracks consists of aseries of fixed sections 25, carried by the frame members at their upperends,

similar sections 26, carried by the lower endsmit of the frame beingreadily moved in a di At the upper outer ends of the end memers 29 30,respectively, while similar rollers 31 32 are journaled in the lowerouter ends of the respective frame members. These rollers receive andsustain'an endless belt 33, of canvas or the like, which is mounted fortravel around the frame as a whole longitudinally thereof and whichcarries the paste-distributing device 33, paperdistributing device 34,and paper-smoothing device 35. The pastedistributing device comprises asheet-metal tubular reservoir 36, sustained by a baseboard 37 andcarrying a pair of distributingrollers 38 39. The primarydistributing-roller 38 is disposed longitudinally of the reservoir andis immersed in the paste contained therein, while the secondary roller39 is arranged in parallel relation with the primary roller in contacttherewith and projects slightly beyond the side wall of the reservoir inposition to contact with and apply the paste directly to the walls ofthe room. The paper distributing or supplying device 34 consists of aroller upon which the lengths of paper are wound. This roller isjournaled for rotation in suitable end bearings associated with andprojecting verticallyupward from asuitable baseboard 40, while thepaper-smoothing device consists of a roller journaled in suitable endbearings associated with and projecting upward from a base-board 41,said roller being providedwith an outer covering of felt or othersuitable material, forming a yielding surface for the same.

The guide-rollers 29 30 are driven for imparting motion to the belt 33by means of an endless chain or belt 42, driven from a crankoperateddrive-wheel 43 and in engagement with sprocket pi nions 44 45,rnountedupon the ends of the shafts of rollers 29 30,respectively. The chain 42also extends around suitable guides 46 47,the former of which consistsof an idle pinion carried by the end member 2 and the latter of whichconsists of a cylindrical stud carried by the end member 3. Attention ishere directed to the fact that the length of the frame 1 may be variedaccording to the length of the room by employing a greater or lessernumber of the frame members and that when so varied the endless chain orbelt 42 and the endless belt 33 may be correspond ingly changed byinserting or removing suitable removable sections with which said partsare in practice provided.

The base boards 37, 40, and 41 are each provided with guide rollers orwheels 48, which travel upon the tracks 24 during the operation of thedevice, as will be readily understood.

49 indicates a base-board or member which is removably attached in anysuitable manner to the base-boards 37 4O 41. This member 49 carriespaste-distributing and paper applying and smoothing devices, which arepractically identical with the like devices tively through the medium oftheir connecting members 5, which permits of the accurate adjustment ofthe parts for bringing the end members 2 and 3 into proper positionsrelative to the opposite end walls of the room. The frame is nextadjusted in height by operating the shafts in the manner above describedfor suitably raising or lowering the upper movable sections of the framemembers. A number of rolls of paper of suitable length for the end wallsand ceiling are then prepared and a roll containing a length ofwall-paper is inserted in proper position in the machine, the pastingand adjacent devices being at that time situated at the bottom of theend member 3. Drive-wheel 43 is then operated and through the medium ofchain 42 and sprockets 44 45 imparts motion to endless belt 33, whichcarries the pasting device upward over the surface of the adjacent endwall of the room, applying paste thereto, while the paper-distributingdevice, immediately in rear thereof, feeds the paper to the wall, andthe smoothing-roller travels over the applied paper, pressing the sameto the wall and smoothing out the wrinkles and creases, as will bereadily understood. the top of the wall is reached and the whole lengthof paper has been applied, the empty roller is removed and a roll ofceiling-paper inserted and the operation of the parts continued untilthe opposite'end wall is reached, when the empty roller is againreplaced by a roll of wall-paper, which is of course applied to the wallin the manner above described, with the exception that the devicestravel from the top of the wall downward. The frame 1 is then movedtransverselya distance equal to a width of paper and the above operationis repeated, and so on until the walls and ceiling have been properlypapered. The base member 49, carrying the supplemental pasting andpaper-applying devices, is then inserted in place, with the roll ofbordering-paper in position therein, when the belt 33 is again operatedas above described, and the machine applies the border to the walls ofthe room.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I produce a device ofcomparatively simple construction which in practice will eificientlyperform its functions and will to all intents and purposes bepractically continuous in its operation of papering the walls andceiling, and while I believe the machine herein shown and described tobe admirably adapted for the attainment of the ends in view it is to beWhen.

understood that I do not limit or confine myself to the details ofconstruction here .set forth, inasmuch as various, minor changes may bemade therein without departing from the spirit or scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim isv 1. In awall-paperingmachine, the combination with a frame, of a'traveling beltsustained thereby, means for operating the belt, and paste-distributingand paper-applying devices carried and operated by the belt.

2. Ina wall-papering machine, the'combi-- nation with a frame, of a belttraveling upon the frame adjacent to theopposite wallsand' ceiling of aroom, means for operating the belt, and paste-distributing'andpaper-applying devices carried by the beltand operatingsuccessively uponsaidzwa'lls and'ceiling.

8. Ina wall-papering'machine, the combination with a frame composed of aplurality of detachable relatively adjustable members, of an-endlessbelt sustained by the frame, means for operating the belt, andpaste-distributing and paper-applying devices carried by the belt andoperable thereby for acting successively upon-the opposite Walls andceil-- v ingof a room.

4'. In a wall-papering machine, the combi-' nation with a frame composedof a plurality of. detachable relatively adjustable members, saidmembers each consisting-of a-pair of relatively verticallyadjustablesections, an endless'belt carried by the fram"e, means for operating thebelt, and paste-distributing and paper-applying; devices carried by thebelt.

5. In a Wall-papering machine, the combination with a frame composed of'a plural- .ity ofdetachable relatively adjustable mem-'- bers, saidmembers .eachconsisting of'a pair -of relatively vertically adjustablesections,

means for: adj usting'the sections vertically,

, an endless'traveling beltisustained by theframe, means for operatingthe belt, andpaste-distributing and paper-applying devices carried bythe belt. r

6. In a wall-.papering machine, thezcombi nation witha frame, of tracksor rails associated therewith, an endless. traveling'belt sustained bytheframe, means for operating the belt, pastedistributing and paper-applying devices carried by the belt, and guidewith said devices andtraveling upon the 7 8. 'In a wall-papering machine, the combinationwith a frame composed of a plurality of detachable relatively adjustablemembers each-consisting of a pair of relatively verti- V callyadjustable sections, of endless tracks or rails associated with theframe and comprising a plurality of adjustable sections, an end lesstraveling belt sustained by the frame, means for operating the belt,paste-distributing and paper-applying devices carried -by the belt, andguide-wheels associated with said devices and traveling upon the rails.

9; In a wall-papering machine, the combination with a frame composed ofa plurality .of detachably-connected members each consisting of a pairof vertically telescoped adj ustable members, of racks associated withone of the-members, pinions associated with theother member inengagement with the racks and operable for adjusting the members, anendless traveling beltsustained by the frame, means for operating thebelt, and paste-distributingand'paper-applyingdevices carried by thebelt; t

10. In a wall-papering machine, the combination with-a frame, of endlesstracks or rails associatedtherewith, paste-distributing and.paper-applying devices mounted for travel upon the rails, and means forope'ra'tingsaid devices to act in succession upon the opposite walls andceiling of a room;

In testimony that Iclaim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL ROBERTSONOROGKETLSR.

Witnesses: Q

BARBER CHURCHILL, FRANK L. BURCKHALTER,

